Technology tips that can enhance business presentations.
Remember when business presentations consisted of PowerPoint slides in a darkened room that you could hardly see if you happened to be sitting in a bad spot? Welcome to the light!
Not only is sitting in the dark no longer necessary,
every eyeball you want to see your presentation can – clearly and even interactively. And all of this is made possible with relatively inexpensive computer software that has eliminated the need for staid business presentations.
Don’t Present – Engage
The best business presentations engage your prospect. They go beyond showing a bunch of numbers on a screen and a series of nondescript pie charts (no matter how colorful).
Once a prospect is engaged, they tend to get more invested in the process. If they’re invested in the process, that means they’re thinking – they have a vision (or at least are forming one) of how your company can help them achieve their goals. You’re more than halfway to the sale when prospects are engaged like this.
And this is where your IT department can really help.
3 Ways Your IT Department Can Help You Select the Ideal Business Presentation Software
Involving your IT department before you purchase any business presentation software is critical because they are likely going to be the ones to install it, maintain it and troubleshoot it. To that end, following are three ways they can help you when it comes to your business presentations.
Your Operating System: A lot of business presentation software offers free downloads. You may try one out, like it and purchase it, only to find out that it’s not compatible with your firm’s operating system.
Your IT department or IT consulting firm will be able to tell you this before you get enamored with a particular brand and make a purchase.
Software Features: When searching for business presentation software, one of the things you’re going to find is that they are as interactive as you need them to be. Hence, there’s a lot to choose from e.g., video, 3D graphics, music and interactive capabilities, to name a few.
What do you absolutely need? Can your current networking system handle the extra space that’s required? Will you need to upgrade?
Your IT department or IT consulting firm will be able to answer these questions. They can also keep you on track as far as getting only what you need in business presentation features – and not pay extra for unneeded bells and whistles.
Installation: While they work perfectly fine on the seller’s site and in the free trial version, is it going to be so easy to get it to perform the same way onsite for you? Your IT department or IT consulting firm will be able to make sure that it all goes smoothly.
There’s no need to stay stuck in the last century when it comes to your business presentations. Use the rich features of this type of software to engage your prospect – and increase sales.
